So I picked the frame up a year ago for cheap & have just had it sitting around wondering what to do with it. Since I got such a good deal on the frame my original thought was that I would build it into a cool rain, weather & travel bike. Turns out that I caught a bad case of cabin fever over the Winter & decided to have a little fun with it instead. After much trial & error and many, many cans of clear-coat I'm pretty pleased with the result (but I'm a strange guy). Did the bars & the superfluous decaling myself.

So is it a dream or a dud? Bike porn or bike puke? I'm digging it so I guess it doesn't matter, but I admit that I'm curious what the RBR faithful think. I should add that my goal was to have the bike completely Black & White. Past history would indicate that I like to mix crazy colors together, but this one was destined to be monochromatic. Oh yeah... I have swapped out the blue brake pads for the black ones. Figure someone would likely call me on that!

That's one busy looking bike. Now the question I have to ask is did you use retroreflective material for the decals? That would get you noticed at night.

I kind of like it...

LOVELY :eek:
i'd kill for a bike like that...
i would just loose the decals on the rims ,but that's just my personal opinion ! :aureola: bye

enjoy...:)

That truly is one of the most origional, and coolest looking bikes I have ever seen. The black and white graphics look really neat. You did a great job on it.

Was black the origional color of the frame?

I never really cared for the 3 stripes on the seat tube so I decided to come up with a design of my own. The wheelset is as I bought it. The bars are Deda Alanera that I picked up used on eBay. Saddle is a Fizik Aliante that I ordered from FIzik in Black & White. I'm almost thinking that I would have preferred a Black saddle with white scuff guards, but I just wanted something a little more unique than black.

Is it a Look?

:yesnod:

Seriously - I think it's pretty cool. I have a thing for black bikes, white bikes and black and white bikes. You've hit all of them in one. Nice job.

How much do you charge to do a job like that?:-)

Seriously, it does looks very nice. Sure to turn some heads.

So is it a dream or a dud? Bike porn or bike puke?

there's a whole lot of decals but the paint scheme is very cool. well done

I like it, man. Sweet bike.

one of the coolest looking bikes I have ever seen...great job...

I'd ride it.

nice work.

New wave way. Get a white ipod and listen to the Cars while you train. Oh and some white shorts and a black jersey.

Really jumps out at ya!
Do I think it's cool?? You "damn right I think it's cool. :)

Now the question I have to ask is did you use reflective material for the decals? That would get you noticed at night.

Nice idea actually.... I wish I would have thought of that, but no it's not reflective material. Not a bike that I can see me being caught out at night on anyway though.

stands out... especially in a sea of multicolored bikes

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so enjoy

The last pic is extremely cool - the way the cables form their own design accenting the black and white motif of the rest of the bike. I think you've taken the design to a new level.
You should go pro. In design.

Wow, I'm impressed with the thought and work that you've put into your bike.

Black and white in general is one of my faves and yours is really well done. I love the way you painted the seat tube and how it matches the wheels. The bars look great and you've even got white spokes.

This is definatley a winner! You have one of the most thought out bikes I've seen. :thumbsup:

Thumbs up,
Tshirt

very purty!

Really, really nice. Well done.

I'm gonna be honest here, I belive there are way too many "Look" decals in this bike. In the positive side, I love the way you incorporated the wheel's desing into the frame.

Super creative. How did you remove the Look stickers on the seat tube? How many cans of clear cost did you use? You have given me an idea of how I can spend part of next winter.

Super creative. How did you remove the Look stickers on the seat tube? How many cans of clear cost did you use? You have given me an idea of how I can spend part of next winter.

The decals were surprisingly easy to remove... A blow-dryer and a little patience. It obviously really helped that they weren't under the original clear-coat. I used a little Goo-Gone to get rid of the excess sticker goo & it was free! A previous poster mentioned the glut of Look decals (guilty as charged) but truth be told, I actually removed more Look logo's than I added (which I did free-hand by the way). The frame started out with a total of SEVENTEEN Look decals & logo's. I think I took 6 off & ended up adding 5 to the bars, cranks & head-tube.

I probably ended up using 12-15 cans of clear-coat on the seat-tube, head-tube, cranks & bars (mostly the bars). Be warned... there is a real difference between clear-coat being DRY and clear-coat being HARDENED. I'm guessing that you would want to let the clear-coat harden for a good 60 days anyway. Mine is still not quite as hardened as I would like & I may just end up doing some touch-up work next Winter as well.

you could sell it for billions. BILLIONS!

You need a color match helmet, like this one! All joking aside, that is a cool bike!

So is it a dream or a dud? Bike porn or bike puke?It's a zebra.

It reminds me of Ed Hochuli

It reminds me of Ed Hochuli

Great reference!

Saddle is a Fizik Aliante that I ordered from FIzik in Black & White. I'm almost thinking that I would have preferred a Black saddle with white scuff guards, but I just wanted something a little more unique than black.

dang, i just went to fiziks site to customize one and it costs freakin 300 dollars. Is this what the aliante with carbon rails cost? I chose to put the fizik logo on the seat i think i looks nice but i couldnt get the aliante logo to change to white.

Saddle is a Fizik Aliante that I ordered from FIzik in Black & White. I'm almost thinking that I would have preferred a Black saddle with white scuff guards, but I just wanted something a little more unique than black.

dang, i just went to fiziks site to customize one and it costs freakin 300 dollars. Is this what the aliante with carbon rails cost? I chose to put the fizik logo on the seat i think i looks nice but i couldnt get the aliante logo to change to white. Where did you get your cable housing from by the way?

Who makes the white cables?

Nice looking bike, just don't ride by anyone with epilepsy real fast. LOL
Serious, good looking bike.

Well, if no one is going to point out the 1/8th :) pound Gorilla in the room.

Why blue brake pads when there are so many black ones?

BTW, otherwise, it's a great looking bike.